accend

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/ækˈsɛnd/

verb

To set on fire; to kindle.

OriginMiddle English accenden ← Latin accendere →
First used 15th–19th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

verbaccend (third-person singular simple present accends, present participle accending, simple past and past participle accended)

present singular third person accends · participle present accending · participle past accended · past accended

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo set on fire; to kindle.First known use 15th–19th c.

Origin

  1. Latinaccendere“to kindle”
  2. Middle Englishaccenden
  3. Englishaccend

From Middle English accenden, from Latin accendere (“to kindle”), formed from ad- + candere (“to shine”).

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APA

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